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Well we all enjoy the warm rays of the sun on a bright morning, but these rays are always not coming with a feel good factor, these at times are unbearable. So the shades are there that you can get them installed in various places, to prevent the harmful ultraviolet rays from reaching you and thus it reduces the chances of skin cancer. Now shades are of different kinds and are made of different materials.
Now you need to know aptly the place, i.e. the location where you are planning to install the shade and keeping that in mind, you need to glance through the available range of the shades that are available. Understand the basic features of the shades such that you can choose which will be apt and suiting your purposes well. Are you aware of shade sails? Well if the answer is negative then there is nothing to worry about as we are here to enlighten you with the basics associated with such a concept.
An outdoor shade is basically created using these shade sails, like you have in case of ships. In this case what happens is that a flexible membrane is used which is anchored at several points. These are usually seen in places of public gathering, like seating areas mostly in countries where the sun rays are strong enough to make you suffer the harmful effects of the sun. This type is easy to get installed and generally done on a permanent basis. The material used in such kinds of shades is a knitted fabric, with which successfully a number of designs are obtained. Now would you like to know about the history of such shades? Well this date back to the western civilizations, like the ancient Egyptians were the first to provide shades using stretches of cloth, a modification on what was used in those days is what we call today - shade sails.
